The ground is not much: packed earth, a coir mat over the pitch, palm trees marking the boundary on one side. On Saturday afternoons it holds about forty young men and a crowd of families who come to watch.

The league was set up deliberately with mixed teams. No side may be drawn from one community alone. At first this was resented. Captains argued about selection; two matches ended early.

That was three seasons ago. The same players now travel together to away fixtures and share the cost of the bus.

"You cannot field with someone for four hours and still call him a stranger," one of the organisers said. "You learn who drops catches. That is a kind of friendship."

ESUDO provides the kit and the match fees. The players run the fixtures themselves through a phone group that, notably, no adult from the organisation is in.

The next season begins in November, with a fourth team joining from a village that has not previously taken part.